The Real Reason Brands are Turning to Long Form Print Ads (Hint: It’s About Trust)
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It’s 2020, and brand messaging matters more now than perhaps at any time in our recent history. And this is fueling a resurgence in long-form print advertising, according to Larry Light writing in Forbes. “In a world of instant messaging,...
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How to Use Your Print Magazine to Fuel Growth
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The majority of marketers in the healthcare space understand the power of print communications. According to a report from the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, 80% of its members publish community publications, and 71% publish employee communications. Many...
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Online Retail is Soaring; Let’s Add a Newsstand to the Virtual Checkout Lane
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The nature of retail faces a similar challenge as the publishing industry: Disruption in both industries – and indeed across all industries – will only get faster.  Yet consumer preferences continue to be critical factors in deciding how to innovate...
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…aaaaaand it’s back.
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It was late March of this year when San Diego magazine shuttered its operations and laid off most of its staff due to recently-imposed lockdown restrictions. At the time, publisher Jim Fitzpatrick stressed this was a temporary pause. He was...
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The Land Report Goes Big During Lockdown
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In an uncertain economy, it only makes sense to scale back your brand’s print footprint, right? Not if you’re The Land Report, which just launched their largest print issue ever. “Even during a pandemic, people are investing in, buying and...
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Bloomberg Launches Climate Journalism Magazine
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There’s been a lot written about how the pandemic has changed life as we know it, with plenty of calls for rethinking … everything … as we gear back up. As skies over typically smogged-in cities cleared, many began calling...
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Why Wired UK is Wired for Growth in 2021
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Trust your audience. That’s what I gleaned from this Press Gazette article by Charlotte Tobitt on Wired UK’s revenue forecasts. “Wired magazine is forecasting revenue growth of up to 10% this year, despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, as the Conde...
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Nintendo Fans, this New Title is For You
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We did not see this coming. Nintendo-themed magazines haven’t been a big thing since the Official Nintendo Magazine stopped publishing back in 2014. That’s about to change, writes Matt Gardner in Forbes. “After successfully securing funding through Kickstarter within mere hours of...
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The Magazine Hero Launching During a Pandemic
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HERE'S PROJECTS: (PHOTO BY: SAM HARTNETT) Worldwide pandemic. Massive shutdowns. Declining economy. Oh, yeah, and a magazine launch. When Bauer Media shuttered its New Zealand architecture title HOME in April due to the pandemic, editor Simon Farrell-Green found himself reeling. “Bauer...
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Disruption Will Only Get Faster… and Print Will Remain Vital
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nailed it when he spoke these prescient words at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos last May: “It's incredible when you think of it, that this very moment right now, the pace of change has never...
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